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Human rights activists from Italy, Albania and other European countries, gather as they protest against the migrant camps built under a deal between Rome and Tirana outside the Italian-run detention centre in Gjader, near the city of Lezhe, on November 1, 2025. A little over a year after Italy opened migrant camps in Albania intended to hold people intercepted at sea, the legally contested centres such as the controversial facilities in Gjader and Shengjin, lie almost empty. Numerous NGOs have criticised li
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EU nearly ready to implement ‘ICE-style’ migrant returns policy

Migrants face immigration detention for up to 30 months and the possibility of being separated from their families in line with proposed new EU regulations

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20 May, 2026
Officers with the Supreme Court Police stand outside the U.S. Supreme Court on April 1, 2026 in Washington, DC, as demonstrators rally in support of birthright citizenship.
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US Supreme Court hears case on Haitian, Syrian immigrants

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29 April, 2026
European Council President Antonio Costa delivers the opening speech at the plenary session of the European Parliament in Brussels
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EU greenlights controversial mandate to deport refugees

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26 March, 2026
The US's ICE agency has been held responsible for the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti [Getty]
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US ICE agency set to play ‘key role’ in 2026 World Cup security

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15 February, 2026
A picture sits at a memorial to Alex Pretti on January 25, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Pretti, an ICU nurse at a VA medical center, died on January 24 after being shot multiple times during a brief altercation with border patrol agents in the Eat Street district of Minneapolis
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Second death in Minneapolis crackdown heaps pressure on Trump

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25 January, 2026
Demonstrators gather near U Street and then march to the White House to protest the Trump administration and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Washington, DC, on January 08, 2026
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Trump admin orders 1,500 troops to prepare for possible Minnesota deployment

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19 January, 2026
An asylum seeker with a canceled appointment to enter the United States waits to speak to a Mexican immigration official to check his documents as he reviews the CBP One app at the El Chaparral border crossing port in Tijuana, Mexico, on January 17, 2025.
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US suspends immigrant visa processing for 75 countries

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15 January, 2026
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey (C) speaks during a press conference at City Hall on January 09, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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Minneapolis mayor demands transparent probe into ICE shooting

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09 January, 2026
Black Hawk helicopter takes off past an EA-18G Growler electronic warfare aircraft of the VAQ-141 'Shadowhawks' squadron, as White House staff arrive ahead of US President Donald Trump's visit on board the US Navy's USS George Washington
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US buying fleet of Boeing jets for use in deportations

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11 December, 2025
Immigrants from Afghanistan stay warm by a camp fire at a transit camp at the U.S.-Mexico border on January 19, 2025 near Sasabe, Arizona
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Trump pushes for more restrictions on Afghan refugees

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29 November, 2025
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UK's 'immigration shake-up' provokes huge backlash

The New Arab Staff
17 November, 2025
Secretary of State for the Home Department Shabana Mahmood walks through Downing Street to attend the annual National Service of Remembrance at the Cenotaph in London, United Kingdom on November 09, 2025
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UK govt reviews human rights laws in shake-up of asylum policy

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
17 November, 2025
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi
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UN refugee chief says US deportation practices violate the law

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07 October, 2025
Anti-War Protestors Rally In Cities Across The Country
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120 Iranians deported from US to fly home this week: ministry

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
30 September, 2025
PM Keir Starmer Says UK Will Recognise Palestinian State At UNGA Unl
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UK's Starmer to press ahead with digital ID plans: FT

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
25 September, 2025
White House says Trump's H-1B visa changes will only affect new applicants [Getty]
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White House says $100,000 H-1B visa fee to be one-time payment

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20 September, 2025
A United States Air Force Boeing C-17 used for deportation flights is pictured at Biggs Army Airfield in Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas
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Mexican deported by US to S.Sudan returns home: Mexico

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
08 September, 2025
Demonstrators from the Coalition Against the Trump Agenda, alongside the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, Chicago Teachers Union, and GoodKids MadCity, rally at Congress Plaza Garden
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Chicago protesters defiant over Trump's deportation threats

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07 September, 2025
Detainees board a plane chartered by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at King County International Airport
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Uganda reaches agreement with US to take migrants

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21 August, 2025
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Trump admin to vet immigration applicants for 'anti-Americanism'

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
21 August, 2025
President Macron Visits Downing Street London
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UK-France migrant returns deal takes effect

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05 August, 2025